Vladimir Putin proposed to create a National portrait gallery, which contains portraits of prominent Russian figures.The gallery will be housed in the Historical Museum. Artists fear that the painting project for the Kremlin will be withdrawn from other museums, and called the idea ridiculous. Historians are puzzled by the problem of choice of characters to create and offer for historical "villains" is a separate room, with portraits of contemporaries to wait another 100 years.The idea to open in Moscow, the National portrait gallery of prominent figures of Russian history belongs to the living in Paris to Prince Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky, told the magazine "Ogonek" the Minister of culture Alexander Avdeev. Prince-the emigrant shared the idea with Vladimir Putin during his visit to Paris, and Putin found the proposal interesting. Not so long ago Lobanov-Rostovsky for support of this initiative addressed a letter to President Dmitry Medvedev.Portrait gallery will be placed in the Historical Museum (the former Lenin Museum) and will take approximately one thousand square meters. The exposure of the new gallery in the Ministry of culture's plan to collect from the museums. Читать полностью -->

One of the leading Slovenian climbers 40 years of TomaЕѕ Humar, who disappeared a few days ago in the Himalayas, is found dead, reported Saturday Slovene news Agency STA.Humar did a solo climb to the top of the Langtang Lirung (altitude 7,227 kilometers) in Nepal. On Monday, he requested satellite phone assistance, saying that he is in serious condition, with injuries of the spine, ribs and legs. Presumably, then, it was at the height of 6.3 kilometer.Due to deteriorating weather started rescue operation brought no results. In the area of the proposed trace of the missing athlete was found.In the night of Saturday the body of a climber at altitude of 5.6 kilometers found Swiss rescuers arrived to help local services. A preliminary examination showed that Humira leg was broken, in all probability the athlete died in the night of Tuesday. Under what circumstances climber injured, unknown.In 2005 Humar already suffered distress at the "eight-thousander" Nanga Parbat in Northern Pakistan. Читать полностью -->

Rumors that Gisele Bundchen is pregnant, have started to go back in may. Who about wrote - and Life & Style, and more respected source - People.Only the main character and her husband Tom Brady kept in this matter stoic silence. But now, finally, Tom broke down and blurted out in an interview with Chris Berman from ESPN. In conversation quarterback "New England Patriots", confirmed that Giselle, as predicted by reporters Life & Style, she gives birth to her first child (for Volume, remember, this is the second child in December. He also said that he is going with his wife to attend classes for future parents:"I said, "not Only on Sundays! - Laughs Brady. - Hardly it is more difficult than a stay in a training camp, so I'm ready!". Читать полностью -->

The album The Fame of American pop singer Lady Gaga (real name Stefani Germanotta) for the fourth time this year ranked first British hit parade, according to New Musical Express.Thus, she became only the second performer in the history of the chart of Albion, which managed such an achievement. Prior to this only the second album of the singer Dido "Life For Rent" in 2003-2004 four times conquered the hit parade.Album Lady Gaga made her debut in the British hit parade in January 2009 in third place. By April, the disc reached the top. In March 2010, the album still has twice conquered the top. For the fourth time "The Fame" took the top spot of the chart for the week 5-11 April. All in all the album, the singer has spent in the top ten of the British charts for 48 weeks.Second place for the week took the CD "Brother" Irish pop group Boyzone, and the third was the album "My World" by canadian singer Justin Bieber.At the top of the UK singles chart for the week was the song "This Ain't A Love Song" pop group Scouting For Girls. Читать полностью -->

Bob Dylan for the first time in his musical career, which spans more than 50 years, will perform at the White house.According to Rolling Stone, the performer will play at the residence of the President of the United States February 10, at the concert in support of the human rights movements. To open the event, which will be leading Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah will be the speech of Barack Obama.In addition to the Dylan concert performers announced Natalie Cole, John legend, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Jennifer Hudson, vocal group Blind Boys of Alabama and others.The show will be streamed live on the White house website, and the next day it will show on the American channel PBS. Source: Bob Dylan will perform at the White house. . . . Читать полностью -->

The debut album by Scottish Housewives Susan Boyle (Susan Boyle) whose fame took part in the competition, topped the list of bestsellers online store Amazon.Com a few weeks before the sale.The album Boyle "I Dreamed a Dream", due out on 24 November 2009, has already received many pre-orders that he was able to lead the list of top sellers Amazon.Com in the section "Music". In second place is the first in the last six years, the album Whitney Houston "I Look To You", went on sale August 31. Places from third to fifth in the list of bestsellers Amazon.Com is reissued albums by The Beatles, which will go on sale on 9 September 2009.Susan Boyle became famous after the spring of 2009 participated in the TV contest "Britain's Got Talent" ("Britain's got talent"). A video presentation a 48-year-old Boyle, who performed in the first round of the contest the song "I Dreamed A Dream" from the musical "Les Miserables" (Les Miserables), became a hit on YouTube.It was expected that Boyle shortlisted, will be the winner of the competition, but she took second place, behind a group of street dancers Diversity. After the defeat in the final of Boyle for a few days in the hospital with a nervous breakdown, but managed to recover and in early July to begin work on his debut album, which will be released on Sony Music Entertainment. Source: Album, Susan Boyle has become the sales leader to the exit (video). Читать полностью -->